LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES - by BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE, ACT.

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 18770227

PRIME CONTACT TIME (H.MS) in U.T.

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 16.3300

Moon enters umbra (1C) 17.2941

Total Eclipse begins (2C) 18.2715

Middle of Eclipse (MID) 19.1541 Magnitude 1.671

Total Eclipse ends (3C) 20.0407

Moon leaves umbra (4C) 21.0141

Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 21.5822

LUNAR LATITUDES AT PRIME CONTACTS in D.DD, - S, + N

Latitude at PC1 is -11.23

Latitude at 1C is -13.35

Latitude at 2C is 20.58

Latitude at 3C is 6.72

Latitude at 4C is 0.76

Latitude at PC2 is 2.94

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 18770227

FOR PC1 10.375080, 8.564844,

FOR 1C 10.395837, 8.403597,

FOR 2C 10.420769, 8.240612,

FOR MID 10.435629, 8.101170,

FOR 3C 10.454472, 7.561581,

FOR 4C 10.475338, 7.394040,

FOR PC2 10.495900, 7.231842,

FOR ECLIPSE OF 18770227

TIME(H.MS), X, Y, F2, SC, C, F1(D.DD) AND LUNAR MOTION(D.DD/MINUTE)

16.3300, -1.3468, 0.8373, 0.7610, 0.2763, 20.5397, 1.3092, 0.00974

17.2941, -0.8589, 0.5807, 0.7608, 0.2762, 20.6060, 1.3092, 0.00974

18.2715, -0.3637, 0.3200, 0.7605, 0.2762, 20.6711, 1.3092, 0.00974

19.1541, 0.0528, 0.1008, 0.7603, 0.2761, 20.7239, 1.3092, 0.00973

20.0407, 0.4690, -0.1184, 0.7601, 0.2760, 20.7751, 1.3092, 0.00973

21.0141, 0.9634, -0.3790, 0.7598, 0.2760, 20.8337, 1.3092, 0.00972

21.5822, 1.4498, -0.6354, 0.7596, 0.2759, 20.8890, 1.3092, 0.00969

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 18770227

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 IS 16.3307, WHICH IS 7.49 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 1C IS 17.2948, WHICH IS 6.70 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 2C IS 18.2718, WHICH IS 2.69 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 3C IS 20.0359, WHICH IS 6.92 seconds LATER

ILEE TIME FOR 4C IS 21.0132, WHICH IS 8.60 seconds EARLIER

ILEE TIME FOR PC2 IS 21.5813, WHICH IS 8.75 seconds EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 14:58:09 ON 01-08-2007